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First, sorry I didn’t make it clear that Jean-Claude’s only legitimate child died with the mother. But, as for him having descendents . . . I know that Jean-Claude and the noble son that he played whipping boy for visited houses of ill-repute. So the only possibility of a legitimate heir is gone, but illegitimate off spring is still a possibility. For that matter part of Anita’s family, on her father’s side, comes from the Alsace-Lorraine region. Which is an area that has been disputed back and forth between France and Germany for a very long time. I’m not saying they have cousins in common, but it’s not outside of possibility. If your family is peasant stock, which Anita has stated she is, the records are a lot sketchier. Nobles keep track of their bloodlines, peasants, not so much.
I’m a little surprised at the Merry vote. Though, on the other hand, not surprised at all. Doyle and Frost have been fan favorites from the beginning. Rhys coming in a strong second, before Frost, is a surprise. No promises, but I’ll see what I can do on Rhys’s behave in the next book. The three way tie between Usna, Barinthus, and Aisling was a surprise. Again, I’ll see what I can do. I was surprised that Galen was such a distant runner, and the men that didn’t get any votes surprised me, as well. Maybe the fans, like me sometimes, and even Merry, are beginning to be spoiled for choices. Maybe there really is such a thing as too much of a good thing, even in fiction.
We won’t be seeing much of Jason in THE HARLEQUIN. Sorry about that guys. Nathaniel has stuck to his guns with Anita, and gotten her to agree to a real date. So, yes, he shows that he has needs not getting met with Anita, and he wants those needs met. His quiet way of pressuring her has gotten her to agree to things that a frontal assault, or a more aggressive stance has failed to do in the past.